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Americans can be fond of themselves.
I know this to be true because of the responses I get from people after they take the GRACE Water Footprint Calculator (WFC), which is based on American averages. When they first learn about the WFC, visitors are eager to get to their specific direct and indirect water total as measured in gallons per day. Then they're eager to compare themselves to the average American. With any luck, they tell their friends and family and decide to lead a more water conserving lifestyle, but typically, the interest in water footprints kind of wanes.
This focus on American water use patterns makes sense since we want to know how we compare to the people that around us. But while it's great for someone to compare his or her water footprint to the American average, it also sets a low bar, since Americans have the biggest per person water use (and waste)—not exactly a stellar achievement. But since the American water footprint spans the globe through both direct and virtual use, greater awareness of where our water comes from and how we actually use it is increasingly important for conservation in an economic system that is becoming more complex and interconnected.
There's a whole world beyond the United States with differing resources, cultures and values placed on how and why water is used.
There's a whole world beyond the United States with differing resources, cultures and values placed on how and why water is used.
Some of these remarkable differences are reflected in a newly produced visualization of worldwide water use called, What is Your Water Footprint? The first part is a map that gives us the opportunity to break out of American-centric observations and make comparisons to other countries. This interactive map is composed of an illuminating set of water consumption data points based on national averages that partially account for lifestyle habits. By scrolling over each country, users can compare categories like urban population, water supply and water usage per country per person, among others.
The second part is a window that allows the user to investigate the virtual water content of certain products in a side-by-side comparison or by comparing them to a selected nation's water stats. Printable labels that graphically display the water footprint of a product or an average person by nationality are available for download so you can consider specific products as more or less water intensive.
The impressive water footprint visualization is the creation of Joseph Bergen and Nickie Huang, two students at the Harvard Graduate School of Design, who won a competition hosted by Visualizing.org and Circle of Blue. The contest's theme of "urban water use," which came from World Water Day 2011, is integrated into the visualization as the category "Urban Population." Water footprint data comes from two sources, the Water Footprint Network, of which GRACE is a partner, and the Pacific Institute.
As for the approach by Joseph Bergen and Nickie Huang, Bergen explains:
There were massive spreadsheets of numbers with units like km^3/year that had very little practical meaning to us (or to anyone else we suspected), so we set out to try and reduce this information to a relatable scale while maintaining the bigger picture. We were really interested in how much water each person actually uses and how that differs from place to place. But by itself, just seeing how much water someone uses still leaves the question of where the water actually goes. So we went a step further and looked at the embodied water in everyday products so a person interacting with the visualization can actually identify the hidden water content of items they use.
Below are some striking statistics represented in their project that not only show the divergent and unequal water consumption levels around the globe, but also how the consumption of products, with all the "hidden" water used in their production, factors in to an individual (or group's) water footprint.
- With the biggest individual water footprint on the planet, the typical American consumes 1,157 gallons of water per person per day compared to the average Yemeni, who, with one of the smallest water footprints, consumes 108 gallons per person per day.
- Take a look at four fast economically developing countries that are often classified together as the BRIC nations (Brazil, Russia, India, China) and the difference in daily per person water footprints: Brazil = 230 ; China = 301 ; Russia = 388 ; India = 423.
- Diet is the primary way to shrink your own personal water footprint. Do you want to shrink your footprint big time? Then try drinking less coffee and eating less (beef) steak (2,496 gallons per pound and 7,133 gallons per pound, respectively).
- One microchip in your iPad, laptop or other electronic devices takes about 8 gallons of water to produce.
Americans should care about the virtual water in the products and services we buy and use because the vast majority of our water footprint comes from places outside our local environment and watershed. In essence, we are using other people's water.
What this and other visualization submissions show is that combining data and digital imagery can shape the way we view and understand the world. It can also introduce us to experiences outside our everyday lives and bring us into contact with concepts – like water footprints and virtual water – that are especially dependent on geography, hydrology and production techniques.
Americans should care about the virtual water in the products and services we buy and use because the vast majority of our water footprint comes from places outside our local environment and watershed. In essence, we are using other people's water.
Hopefully tools like these will encourage people to engage with complex water resource problems. Such tools can also assist in creating a more comprehensive water conservation framework that includes traditional approaches, like water utility conservation programs, yet extends beyond to provide solutions appropriate to the great scale and myriad complications inherent in the global freshwater crisis. Harnessing digital technology to illustrate complex water issues, at the very least, can help people develop a greater consciousness in decision making based on the understanding that much of our water and resource use is hidden in products. In that way, Americans as the global consumers par excellence can also be global water savers both at home and abroad, helping to present the real depth of our water use as expressed through our water footprint.
Or in the words of Bergen, as he discusses revealing the water hiding in our everyday products and routines:
Some of the numbers are unexpected and may be the most important for everyone to understand because I think the more information we have about the impact that we have on the world, the more likely we are to change for the better.
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Paul Baard's Motivation Matters: Avoid the pitfalls of evaluating employeesBy PAUL BAARD
August 20. 2017 11:12PM
Many managers and organizations view the performance evaluation process not so much as a process, but as an event — an annual one at that. However, to enhance motivation, more frequent evaluative feedback is necessary.
The skill of motivational communication is also essential. Add to this the fact that, increasingly, millennials are seeking more, and less controlling, input about their work and future growth.
Managers have an obligation to help meet employees' psychological needs to be competent or effective in their work — that is, if they want to employ workers who are self-motivated and to retain their top performers. The track record for the appraisal process has not been good. Here are some of the managerial pitfalls often associated with evaluative feedback sessions:
1. Using controlling words. Aggressive speech, e.g., "You should…" inevitably produces a bad outcome, as the subordinate becomes resentful and defensive. Passive employees may not say anything, but will likely distance themselves from the offending boss. Avoid, what I call, the "comma but" syndrome, where an initial positive statement is undermined by an immediate negative one. For example: "You've done a great job in sales, but you really need to improve your servicing." Better to leave out the "comma but" and let each assertion stand on its own. The communication style, and tone, that is used will affect the outcome.
2. Engaging in employee comparisons. Words have a way of getting back to people, and this has the potential to be a team crusher. If the employee in review brings up the comparative performance of other team members, bring the conversation back to the two of you, saying something like, "Well, we are here to talk about you. I speak to Jane about Jane's performance, not yours."
3. Providing criticism in front of others. The matter of job performance evaluation is a sensitive one and should be treated accordingly. This seems obvious, but I could tell you stories, like the one about the manager who took the spontaneous opportunity to conduct a year-end discussion with one of my MBA students during a long elevator ride in a skyscraper, in front of a silent audience of 30 to 50 others. (I know it's hard to believe, but it happened one Christmas Eve at a major firm.)
4. Offering excessive negative feedback. This is often done to lower expectations about raises. It is an age-old tactic that has often been used to beat an employee down so that he is grateful for any raise — even none at all. Some would call this "managing expectations," which in and of itself is not a bad concept, but this is not the way to do it. Critical feedback should be provided in a balanced manner, asserting positives while also identifying some relative weaknesses. Be careful not to overwhelm with negatives (euphemistically referred to as "opportunities for growth"), as this can frustrate the motivational need for competence. The overall goal is to have this worker affirmed, yet challenged to continue to grow.
5. Lacking preparation. It behooves a manager to gather salient information related to performance and to identify some resources that might help the subordinate (e.g., training sessions). Schedule an appointment to meet — for the sole purpose of this appraisal discussion.
6. Relying solely on one's recall. The accuracy of evaluations can be improved by making contemporaneous notations of both positive and negative aspects of work performance. This can be facilitated by the employee, as well, such as by submitting a memo of recent accomplishments prior to your discussion.
7. Acting hyper-defensively. Sometimes an employee may act aggressively, not accepting imperfections as his own, and attempt to assign blame to the boss. A better response would be to restore the focus onto the subordinate's work performance rather than engage in an argument.
8. Becoming anxious. Managers and employees alike often dread these encounters, and this can undermine what should be a constructive process. It is important to take responsibility for your end of this dialogue, not being tentative or vague. If the subordinate becomes agitated or emotional, it is best if you remain calm. This often settles others down.
9. Focusing on perceived character faults rather than objective behaviors. Character assassination is never the way to go. Stick to the facts about performance and offer specific examples that led to poor results. Again, don't forget to offer positive examples as well.
10. Making it an annual event. Employee feedback is too important to be left to one comprehensive conversation a year. Periodic discussions on work performance allow managers to identify, and remove, impediments. They also give employees an opportunity to correct deficiencies in a timely manner. And reinforcing positive work energizes and encourages more of same.
While performance feedback sessions are some of the most important discussions an employee may have in the course of a year, his or her boss typically has many, and too often may not be as sensitive to such things as tone and the words chosen.
Managers face many daily choices, among them: whether to offer helpful feedback or to blame or to ignore, to empower or to control, to promote cooperation or competition. What is done with these choices has motivational consequences, whether intentional or not, ranging from the quantity and quality of the work that gets done, to the well-being of those who do it.
Dr. Paul P. Baard is an organizational psychologist, specializing in motivation, with Fordham University, a former senior line executive in the television industry, and the lead author of a book on leadership and motivation. He and Veronica Baard, a former managing director responsible for HR at a major international investment banking firm, head up Baard Consulting LLC, a firm in the greater Boston area, focusing on motivation, conflict reduction, and team building. Questions are welcomed at email@example.com.

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Ind. police say officer was justified in shooting
Ind. police say officer was justified in shooting
LAFAYETTE, Ind. —
Lafayette police say a department review board found that an officer was justified when she shot at a suspect's pickup truck as it was driving toward her.
Officer Donna Gregorash shot at the truck and a suspect fired back last Thursday as she responded to a report of a man being held against his will in an IHOP restaurant's parking lot. The truck's driver and a passenger both died after the vehicle crashed into the garage of a house.
Police say a review of the shooting showed Gregorash followed department policy in the shooting.
The cause of death of the two men who died in the truck remains unclear. The 62-year-old passenger was shot in the right calf and lower left ankle. The truck's driver was a 46-year-old homeless man.


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Kisses & Handshakes
by Serhiy Grabarchuk, Jr.
Kent and Hannah invited some of their friends at
a dinner. Some friends arrived with their spouses while some arrived
alone. Each guest greeted with every of the two hosts and with each
other guest. When two men greeted each other there were handshaking.
When two women greeted each other there were kissing. The same was
true when a man and a woman greeted each other.
It is known 6 handshakes and 12 kisses have been done in total. Can
you say how many guests arrived at the dinner, how many of them were
in couples and how many of them were alone? Obviously, when two guests
arrived as a couple they didn't greet each other.
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More than two dozen vendors from throughout the Southeast are expected at this weekend's 46th annual Altrusa International Antique Show and Sale.
More than two dozen vendors from throughout the Southeast are expected at this weekend's 46th annual Altrusa International Antique Show and Sale.
Show hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday in Convention Hall. Admission is $5 at the door, and the ticket entitles the holder to come and go at will all three days.
Advance tickets cost $4 and are available from the main branch of Regions Bank or from any Altrusa member.
Connie Meloun, chairwoman of this year's show, said Convention Hall becomes a diverse marketplace during the event.
"Silverware, glassware, dishes, furniture, jewelry, linen, all kinds of collectibles," she said. "I'm always amazed at the variety we have."
The "glass doctor" again will be on site to repair china, crystal, stemware and other items. Pieces can be mended while attendees shop, depending on the volume of items, or can be dropped off for pick-up by show's end.
Another popular feature of the show is the caf�.
"Our soups and sandwiches are made by Beryl Odom, who is known for her culinary skills," Meloun said.
Sante Fe Soup is Friday's feature, and Chicken with Wild Rice Soup takes the spotlight Saturday. These can be paired with chicken salad or pimento cheese sandwiches.
"We will have homemade cakes of all kinds Friday through Sunday," Meloun said. "Our lunch menu on Sunday is pork loin, sweet potato casserole, green beans, broccoli salad, rolls, dessert and drink for $9."
As its name states, the club promotes altruism. This is done by raising money that goes back into the community.
"Our focus is on literacy, so we do give monies to and assist with our time at the Gadsden (Public) Library with some of their youth activities," Meloun said. "We also donate to the Etowah Youth Orchestras, Salvation Army, Red Cross, Spina Bifida (Association), Junior Achievement of Gadsden/Etowah County, Etowah County Rescue Squad and Keep Etowah Beautiful's various campaigns — just to list some."
The club's commitment to literacy extends beyond the community's young people.
"We also provide refreshments for the receptions following the fall and spring GED graduations at Gadsden State, both in Etowah and Calhoun counties," she said. "We also provide three ... scholarships to GED graduates attending Gadsden State."
Young people get a chance to reciprocate the altruism by volunteering at the event. Job Corps students assist vendors in unloading and loading. Thursday, students in the Gadsden State Massage Therapy Program will offer massages to weary vendors who have spent the day setting up.


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Aw, shucks! The ball bounced weakly on two hops right back to the pitcher. My heart sank. With men on second and third I had dug in just seconds before thinking I was going to be the hero. It was not to be the case this at-bat. A thousand thoughts raced through my head as the ball sank into the pitcher's mitt, none of them good. Failure is not a pleasant companion. I was already two steps toward first base, going through the motions of hustling out the play.
Me and Buddy Wiggleton and Bob Edwards used to push and shove our way through the baseball glove section of Robert Hall's Western Auto. The new leather had such a wonderful smell. And you mix in the distinctive aroma of the Neat's foot oil and the rubber hoses from the auto displays on the next aisle and that combined scent was the Western Auto store. We didn't linger to enjoy it. As a matter of fact, we were in such a hurry to get the good 99 cent Wilson baseball that we barely noticed.
The government once again has moved too slowly to help me. Where was this clunker program idea in 1954? Was Congress so engrossed in the Joseph McCarthy saga that they forgot about the rest of us? Was Eisenhower more interested in practicing his golf or monitoring the Marshall Plan than to my lonely plight in West Tennessee? Was the entire world's attention averted by the Monroe-DiMaggio wedding?
It was late August when me, Ricky and Hollis Mayo decided to quit school. We figured we had gone about as far as we could go. "We can read and cipher. How much more do you need?" is the way Rick put it. We made a pact not to show up for the new school year. We decided to go to California and make movies with Roy and Gene. It looked like a lot of fun and Hollis maintained, "The way the teachers dote on Pam, Susie, Ruth Ann and the rest of the girls, they won't nobody miss us 'til Christmas!"
My football career started in the front yard. We lived out at the end of Stonewall Street. Our nearest neighbors in those early years were Mr. and Mrs. Brooks. I figured them to be in their mid 80s, a little old for a quarterback or tight end. Besides, they worked all the time. That left me and Leon and David Mark. It didn't take us long to choose up sides.
I'm wondering about life. I wonder if someone's measuring mine with a tape measure like the one Mary Poppins used. Her measurement read, "Practically perfect in every way." I wonder what mine would say.
The city of Quincy can't begin enforcing its street vendors ordinance quickly enough. People selling food on street corners is getting worse. And I'm not buying into the excuse that people have to make money the best way they can.
Meth lab "accidentally" blows up house in Panama City. Crook robs store, then comes back to ask clerk for a date. Dog sells for $582,000 in China. Man marries ex-wife and then "remembers" during the second reception why he ditched her originally. Tiger Woods hits a ball into the water.
You talk about strange headlines in the past week! It's got people talking about the apocalypse. I'm trying to be an "anchor of reason" amid this chaotic exposition.
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The PGR-6150 provides current- and temperature-based protection, metering and data logging for three-phase motors in industrial environments. It offers 13 protective functions, including adjustable trip settings and dynamic thermal modeling. The optional operator interface allows programming and displays metered values. The PGR-6150 integrated CTs (for currents up to 25A) simplify installation and save space.
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|2013-01-06, 05:09
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Location: Idaho
Age: 26
Needless to say, I still use it for a lot of things.
|2013-01-06, 13:53
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dn ʎɐʍ sıɥʇ
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Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: Northern Ireland
I dunno its highest gun (the 75mm vickers) seems incredible underpowered in that while it does penetrate often it does next to no damage when it does unless your taking on light scouts (which seems to be its main purpose) but that seems like a rare occurrence when the match maker more often than not pits you against an onslaught of medium and heavies.
It doesn't even feel particularly maneuverer at speed either at the minute but I'm guessing that'll improve somewhat after I train up the crew.
Also what is this sheriff everyone keeps mentioning ?
|2013-01-06, 14:15
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Join Date: Apr 2004
T-34 and M4 are on elite status, no idea where to go from there. I guess I'll keep them, it's always fun to play with the M4's derp gun.
I however did sell my Panzer IV in favour of the VK3601H. It feels like an armoured slower version of the Panzer IV. I'm liking it so far. I also 'super mario'd' a KV-1 in Prokhovka to see if it works, it does. It was funny.
|2013-01-06, 14:26
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Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: Dai Korai Teikoku
Finally got a decent Panther II battle:
Still not liking the Panther II. I need to get to the E-50 Ausf. M as soon as possible.
|2013-01-06, 16:10
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The Sheriff thing is a mini-event where you receive 1250 free XP for killing a tank marked as the "Sheriff" in a game. It'll have a special marker on their icon and next to their name.
When they ran the event three weeks ago the prize was 200 gold, which led to some remarkable stupidity occurring. The lessened prize will probably mitigate that somewhat.
A Tiger non-confidence builder: When I was able to shoot through the lower front plate of one using the Easy Eight's M1A1 76mm.
I mentioned it a few posts ago, but again... I do love my VK3601H. Though I'm not dumping the PzIV yet.
|2013-01-06, 16:31
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dn ʎɐʍ sıɥʇ
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Location: Northern Ireland
Take it that was an NA server only deal then =/
Wish there was another way of converting elite tank EXP other than having to spend real cash (like maybe using in-game credits similarly to how premium ammo is bought) as I have accumulated about 35.000 odd EXP on my elite tanks that could help me get my Chaffee.
|2013-01-06, 16:38
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Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: Dai Korai Teikoku
First time to break 1,000 exp using the L/70 on the StuG III:
What was interesting about the battle was how I managed to get three of my kills by tracking the target. They were really hopeless in their position since they exposed their side or underbelly to me. I loved penetrating them to pieces.
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|2013-01-06, 18:05
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Enjoying my Easy Eight so far. Have final gun, still working on final suspension and turret. The starting suspension gets tracked ALL THE FREAKING TIME.
But when I'm thinking clearly and the terrain is good, we have things like solo kills on this KV-1. Even if I had to shoot it twelve times. (But hey, five crits on him, including a wee bit of burning.)
(And I know the KV is a tier down, but the E8 isn't going to survive too many hits either.)
|2013-01-06, 18:41
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So I assume that the Operation Nordwind weekend has ended? While I think it's too much to ask for the team distributions to return to normal after this, but I think I'll welcome the return of games where it isn't squadron upon squadron of tank destroyers.
|2013-01-06, 19:01
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Join Date: Feb 2006
Age: 35
On a match just now in Abbey, I managed to pop out behind a T29 and nearly kill him, if a Hummel didn't come and spoil the fun. The great thing is the HP pool for a medium tank, at 750hp with a high rate of fire, I can survive a stray heavy hit and continue pounding away! EDIT: Actually, I lied, I just noticed my crew is ~69% on my first skill ..
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Henry Cavill: Bradley Cooper for Lex Luthor Cameo?
Henry Cavill touches down after a flight on Monday (January 2) in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
The 28-year-old Man of Steel star was nice enough to stop and sign an autograph for a young fan while he made his way through the airport.
PHOTOS: Check out the latest pics of Henry Cavill
Cosmic Book News reports that Bradley Cooper is rumored to appear in a Man of Steel cameo as Lex Luther!
It's just a rumor at this point, but we'd love to see Bradley take on the role!!


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A vector is a mathematical object with both magnitude and direction. This much should be familiar to you all. Consider the Cartesian plane, with coordinates x and y. Then any vector here can be specified by v = ax + by, where a and b are just numbers that tell us the projection of v on the x and y axes respectively.
Now it is natural in this example to think of v as being an arrow, or "directed line segment" to give it its proper name. But as the dimension of the containing space increases, this becomes an unimaginable notion. And in any case, for most purposes this is a far too restricted idea, as I will show you later.
So, I'm going to give an abstract formulation that will include the arrows in a plane, but will also accommodate more exotic vectors. So, here's a
Definition. A vector space V(F) is a set V of abstract objects called vectors, together with an associated scalar field F such that:
V(F) forms an abelian group;
for all v in V(F), all a in F, there is another vector w = av in V(F);
for any a, b in F, and v, w in V(F) the following axioms hold;
a(bv) = (ab)v;
1v = v;
a(v + w) = av + aw;
(a + b)v = av + bv.
Now I've used a coupla terms you may not be familiar with. Don't worry about the abelian group bit - probably you'd be appalled by the notion of a non-abelian group, just assume that here the usual rules of arithmetic apply.
About the field, again don't worry too much - just think of it as being a set of numbers, again with the usual rules of manipulation (there is a technical definition, of course). But I do want to say a bit about fields.
The field F associated to the set V ( one says the vector space V(F) is defined over F) may be real of complex. All the theorems in vector space theory are formulated under under the assumption that F is complex, for the following very good reason:
Suppose I write some complex number as z = a + bi, where i is defined by i² = -1. a is called the real part, and bi the imaginary part. When b = 0, z = a + 0i = a, and z is real. It follows that the reals are a subset of the complexes, therefore anything that is true for a complex field is of necessity true of a real field. However, there are notions attached to the manipulation of complex numbers (like conjugation, for example) which don't apply to real numbers, or rather are merely redundant, not wrong. Formulating theorems under the above assumption saves having two sets of theorems for real and complex spaces.
You will note, in the definition of a vector space above, that no mention is made of multiplication of vectors - how do yo multiply arrows? It turns out there is a sort of way, well two really, but that will have to wait for another day. Meantime, any questions, I'll be happy to answer.
Polynomials are typically a good way to think of vector spaces. You can add or subtract two polynomials and you end up with a polynomial of the same degree. But if you try to multiply them you will (typically) get a polynomial of greater degree. If you try to divide, you may not end up with a polynomial. Also, you can multiply and divide by scalars.
"In the real world, this would be a problem. But in mathematics, we can just define a place where this problem doesn't exist. So we'll go ahead and do that now..."
Given a field F, you can consider F[sup]n[/sup] as a dimension-n vector space over F. Then you can certainly multiply your vector-space elements in the obvious way (i.e. multiplying the corresponding co-ordinates). Im not sure what this is going to lead to, though.
Or maybe n×n matrices whose entries are elements in F? You can also multiply matrices (and this might be more interesting).
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Ricky: Yes, I was going to touch on polynomial space in a bit, I wanted to get established first, however, I think I may have to address this first;
Jane: I don't at all like the way you expressed this, so I guess I'll have to take a bit of a detour.
Consider R, the real numbers. We grew up with them and their familiar properties, and some of us became quite adapt at manipulating them in the usual ways. But we never stopped to think of what we really meant by R, and what the properties really represent. Abstract algebra, which is what we are doing here, tries to tease apart those particular properties that R shares with other mathematical entities.
It turns out that R is a ring, is a field, is a group, is a vector space, is a topological space......., but there are groups that are not fields, vector spaces that are not groups and so on. So it pays to be careful when talking about R, by which I mean one should specify whether one is thinking of R as a field or as a vector space.
So, what you claim is not true, in the sense that the field R is a field, not a vector space. What is true, however, is that R, Q, C etc have the properties of both fields and vector spaces. So for example, if I say that -5 is a vector in R, I mean there is an object in R that has magnitude +5 in the -ve direction. Multiplication should be thought of as applying a directionless scalar, say 2, which is an object in R viewed as a scalar field.
I hope this is clear. Sorry to ramble on, but it's an important lesson - R, C and Q are dangerous beasts to use as examples of, well anything, really, because they are at best atypical, and at worst very confusing.
Sorry, I misunderstood you. I thought you wanted to find more vector spaces where multiplication of vectors is allowed.
But then I didnt see anything disastrously wrong with something being a group, a field, a totally ordered set, a vector space and a metric space all rolled into one.
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Sorry for the delay in proceeding, folks, I had a slight formatting problem for which I I have found a partial fix - hope you can live with it. But first this;
When chatting to jane, I mentioned that the real line R is a vector space, and that we can regard some element -5 as a vector with magnitude +5 in the -ve direction. But of course there is an infinity of vector in R with magnitude +5 in the -ve direction. I should have pointed out that, in any vector space, vectors with the same magnitude and direction are regarded as equivalent, regardless of their limit points (they in fact form an equivalence class, which we can talk about, but it's not really relevant here)
We agreed that a vector in the {x,y} plane can be written, where are scalar. We can extend this to as many Cartesian dimensions as we choose. Let's write , i = 1,2,...,n. (note that the superscripts here are not powers, they are simply labels.
Now, you may be thinking I've taken leave of my senses - how can we have more that 3 Cartesian coordinates? Ah, wait and see. But first this. You may find the equationa bit daunting, but it's not really. Suppose n = 3. All it says is that there is an object called v whose direction and magnitude can be expressed by adding up all the units (the ) that v projects on the coordinates . Or, if you prefer, v has projection along the th coordinate.
Now it is a definition of Cartesian coordinates that they are to be perpendicular, right? Then, to return to more familiar territory, the x-axis has zero projection of the y-axis, likewise all the other pairs. This suggests that I can write these axes in vector form, so take the x-axis as an example. x = ax + 0y + 0z, this is the definition of perpendicularity (is this a word?) we will use. So, hands up - what's "a"? Yeah, well this alerts us to a problem, which I'll state briefly before quitting for today.
You all said "I know, a = 1" right? But an axis, by definition, extends to infinity, or at least it does if we so choose. So, think on this; an element of a Cartesian coordinate system can be expressed in vector form, but not with any real sense of meaning. The reason is obvious, of course: Cartesian (or any other) coordinates are not "real", in the sense that they are just artificial constructions, they don't really exist, but we have done enough to see a way way around this.
More later, if you want.
So, it seems there are no problems your end. Good, where was I? Ah yes, but first this: I said that a vector space comprises the set V of objects v, w together with a scalar field F and is correctly written as V(F). Everybody, but everybody abuses the notation and writes V for the vector space; we shall do this here, OK with you?
Good. We have a vector v in some vector space V which we wrote as, where the are scalar and the are coordinates.
We also agreed that, when using Cartesian coordinates (or some abstract n-dimensional extension of them) we require them to be mutually perpendicular. Specifically we want the " projection" of eachon each (i ≠ j) to be zero. We'll see what we really mean by this in a minute.
So now, I'm afraid we need a coupla definitions.
The inner product (or scalar product, or dot product) of v, w ∈ V is often written v · w = a (a scalar). So what is meant by v · w? Let's see this, in longhand;
letand . Then .
Now this looks highly scary, right? So let me introduce you to a guy who will be a good friend in what follows, the Kroenecker delta. This is defined asif i = j, otherwise = 0.
So we find that
So, to summarise,. Now can you see why it's sometimes called the scalar product? Any volunteers?
Phew, I'm whacked, typesetting here is such hard work!
Any questions yet?
Just a concern; when you say thatyou are assuming an orthonormal basis in cartesian coordinates (where the metric tensor is just the identity, ). Perhaps you should make this assumption clearer. This is certainly fine in an introduction, as the inner product is given as usually when first introduced (at that stage usually you are not worried about vector spaces which use other inner products). Overall I just feel that the inner product section is a bit shaky. For example, you never tell the reader that even though you substitute it into your formula out of nowhere.
Just a concern; when you say thatyou are assuming an orthonormal basis in cartesian coordinates
You're right, I am, I was kinda glossing over that at this stage. Maybe it was confusing? You are jumping a little ahead when you equate good ol' v · w with (v,w), but yes, I was getting to that (it's a purely notation convention). But I really don't think, in the present context, you should have both raised and lowered indices on the Kroenecker delta; I don't think thatmakes any sense (but see below).
This is certainly fine in an introduction, as the inner product is given as
Ah, well, again you are jumping ahead of me! your notationusually refers to the product of the components of a dual vector with its corresponding vector, as I'm sure you know. I was coming to the dual space, in due course.
Overall I just feel that the inner product section is a bit shaky. For example, you never tell the reader thateven though you substitute it into your formula out of nowhere.
Well, I never did claim that equality, both my indices were lowered, which I think is the correct way to express it (I can explain in tensor language if you insist). But, yeah, OK, let's tidy it up, one or the other of us, but if you do want to have a pop (feel free!) make sure we are both using the same notation
So, lemme see if I can make the inner product easier.
First recall the vector equation I wrote down:. I hope nobody needs reminding this is just shorthand for . The scalars are called the components of v. Note that the do not enter explicitly into the sum; they merely tell us in what direction we want to evaluate our components. (v is a vector, after all!).
So we can think of our vector projectingunits on the ith axis. But we can ask the same question of two vectors: what is the "shadow" that, say, v casts on w? Obviously this is at a maximum when v and w are parallel, and at a minimum when they are perpendicular (remember this, it will become important soon enough.
OK, so in the equation I wrote for the inner productwhat's going on? specifically, why did I switch indices on b, and what happened to the coordinates, the x's?
Well, it makes no sense to ask, in effect, what is v's projection in the x direction on w's projection on the y axis. So we only use like pairs of coordinates and components, in which case we don't need to write down coordinates. In fact it's better if we don't, since we want to emphasize the fact that the inner product is by definition scalar. This what the Kroenecker delta did for us. It is the exact mathematical equivalent of setting all the diagonal entries of a square matrix to 1, and all off-diagonal entries to 0!
On last thing. Zhylliolom wrote the inner product as something a bit like this <v,w>. I prefer (v, w), a symbol reserved in general for an ordered pair. There is a very good reason for this preference of mine, which we will come to in due course. But as always, I've rambled on too long!
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It's not all about BBQ and Smoking when you talk about Frogmats, there is a great use of this product that goes beyond keeping the briskets and pork butts from melting into and sticking to the grates on your smoker. Frogmats are just perfect for indirect grilling. Indirect grilling means that you are not placing Frogmats directly above your coals and flame, but rather, safely off to the side. Frogmats are a reusable mat that is non stick and will with stand heat up to 550F.
BBQ Pro Shop Carries two sizes of these, one which is a smaller size, 10″ x 13″ which we find is perfect for grilling vegetables, shish kabobs, shrimp, fish, chicken wings and anything that falls through the grates when you grill it. It is a non-stick, FDA approved surface that is made in the USA. Clean up is really easy, just drop it in the dishwasher and it cleans up nice.
Now for more serious smoking or larger grill surfaces BBQ Pro Shop also carries the larger size 19″ x 22″ version which we use on my Primo XL Grilling surface. At this size there is a couple of different ways you can go with it. When smoking Chicken Wings, I will lay it out over the grill surface and just lay all the wings down on top of it while on the smoker. This keeps the wings from getting stuck in the cracks while smoking is going on.
It is great for grilling delicate foods such as fish, shrimp, green beans and asparagus as well. If you have ever tried to take a Pork Butt or Shoulder off the grill without shredding it, you will see why placing a Frogmat underneath is so important. Give them a try today.


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ROSENDALE, N.Y. -- Many of the speakers who wanted to address environmental issues regarding the proposed William Lake resort and residential development, also known as the Hudson River Valley Resort, were stopped from speaking Wednesday and told their concerns had no place in a public hearing on zoning changes.
The session attracted an audience of about 170 people, with town Supervisor Jeanne Walsh limiting the 27 speakers to three minutes each. She also prohibited people from referring a state Department of Environmental Conservation findings statement that was required as part of the zoning change.
"We will not be ... talking about anything that DEC decided," she said. "That's not zoning related."
The first person who was cut off from speaking was Gardiner resident Irwin Sperber, who began saying the proposed zoning amendment was flawed because the state Department of Environmental Conservation had not consider some issues. He said the approach to the public hearing was dictatorial.
"I thought this is what Putin did in Russia but I guess it's happening here," he said.
Developers have asked the Town Board for the 779-acre property to be named the Binnewater Lakes Planned Conservation Development Area District.
Sentiment about the zoning changes was split among people who considered it to be in conflict with the town comprehensive plan and supporters who believe the project would provide an economic boost to the community.
There were also many speakers who supported the project but believed the zoning change would allow too much development too quickly. Other complaints came from people who contend the zoning amendment would allow developers to avoid scrutiny and chided board members for terms used in the zoning designation.
"Let's recognize that a 'conservation development' is somewhat of an oxymoron," town resident Jay Galione said.
"I think the scale of the project is too big all at once," he said. "The building phase will disrupt traffic and make the roads less safe and the air quality worse for many years."
The proposal has included support from throughout the county, with Hurley resident Robert Ryan, who is not related to the Town Board member of the same name, saying that businesses in the region will benefit.
"The project is in alignment with our county-approved sustainable economic development plan Ulster Tomorrow," he said. "In addition I believe it's also congruent with the Rosendale comprehensive plan. It's clustered housing that actually preserves our natural resources much better than the property could be developed under current zoning."
Officials reported the current zoning is a mix of residential and agricultural uses with some of the property considered to have exemptions based on uses that existed before zoning was adopted.
Some speakers who have previously criticized the project lauded town officials' for making changes based on concerns raised during the past six years.
"The (amendment) we're looking at tonight is the third iteration of the Binnewater Lakes planned development area," town resident Chris Beall said. "The first thing I did ... was to compare it with the previous version. My conclusion is that it is much improved ... you've clearly resolved a number areas of ambiguity that were present in the earlier version. You've brought a lot of clarity to the document and you have also added language that further protects the town."
Supporters of the project reminded officials that the property has already been used for a hotel.
"It has been a resort for 75 years," resident Kevin Costello said. "Unfortunately, due to economic times, it's not a resort right now. The person who owns it (Anita Peck) could have clear cut it all, fenced it off and told everybody to stay off but (she acted) consistent with what her father had believed, that we're a community here and we work together to develop reasonable solutions to issues."


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All questions and answers are based on the 2008 NEC.
Q. What are the termination requirements where NM cables enter a panel?
A. All cables must be secured to the enclosure with fittings designed and listed for the cable [312.5(C)]. See 300.12 and 300.15.
Cable clamps or cable connectors must be used with only one cable, unless that clamp or fitting is identified for more than one cable. Some Type NM cable clamps are listed for two Type NM cables within a single fitting (UL White Book, product category PXJV).
Exception: Cables with nonmetallic sheaths aren't required to be secured to the enclosure if the cables enter the top of a surface-mounted enclosure through a nonflexible raceway not less than 18 in. or more than 10 ft long, if all of the following conditions are met:
(a) Each cable is fastened within 1 ft from the raceway.
(b) The raceway doesn't penetrate a structural ceiling.
(c) Fittings are provided on the raceway to protect the cables from abrasion.
(d) The raceway is sealed.
(e) Each cable sheath extends not less than ¼ in. into the panelboard.
(f) The raceway is properly secured.
(g) Conductor fill is limited to Chapter 9, Table 1 percentages (Figure).
Q. The Code uses the term "readily accessible" in a few areas, but I don't know what that means. Please help.
A. Article 100 defines readily accessible (accessible, readily) as capable of being reached quickly without having to climb over or remove obstacles or resort to portable ladders.
Q. For a townhouse situation, can we run the feeder circuits for one unit through the attic of the neighboring units?
A. The NEC doesn't prohibit this, but there may be local rules (such as real estate law) that prohibit the practice.
Q. Would a 15A or 20A receptacle installed in a boathouse require in-use covers?
A. It depends. Receptacles installed in a damp location must be installed in an enclosure that is weatherproof when an attachment plug cap is not inserted and the receptacle cover is closed, or an enclosure that is weatherproof when an attachment plug is inserted.
Damp locations include those protected from weather and not subject to saturation with water or other liquids, as well as locations partially protected under canopies, marquees, roofed open porches, and interior locations that are subject to moderate degrees of moisture, such as some basements, barns, and cold-storage warehouses [Art. 100].
Receptacles installed in a wet location must be within an enclosure that is weatherproof when an attachment plug is inserted [406.8(B)(1)]. According to Art. 100, a wet location is defined as an installation subject to saturation with water and unprotected locations exposed to weather.
Q. Does the NEC require a specific "color code" for switch legs and travelers?
A. No, but a white conductor within a cable can only be used to supply power to single-pole and for 3-way or 4-way switch loops if permanently reidentified at each location where the conductor is visible to indicate its use as an ungrounded conductor [200.7(C)(2)]. In addition, a green colored conductor is never permitted to be used for anything other than an equipment grounding conductor [250.119].
Q. For a 400A service, what size wire do I need to run for my ground rod?
A. Where the grounding electrode conductor is connected to a ground rod, that portion of the grounding electrode conductor that is the sole connection to the ground rod isn't required to be larger than 6 AWG copper [250.66(A)].
Q. Can we install a panel in the same room as an air handler and a water heater?
A. Sure, assuming that all clearances required by 110.26 are complied with.
Q. When does the Code require plastic bushings over raceway fittings?
A. Where raceways contain insulated conductors 4 AWG and larger that enter an enclosure, the conductors must be protected from abrasion during and after installation by a fitting that provides a smooth, rounded insulating surface, such as an insulating bushing [300.4(G)]. Where IMC or RMC conduit enters an enclosure without a connector, a bushing must be provided, regardless of the conductor size [342.46 and 344.46].
Q. Can I have low-voltage lighting for the stairs next to my hot tub? The lights would be about 3 ft from the water's edge.
A. No, low-voltage lighting systems must not be installed less than 10 ft from the edge of the water [411.4(B)].
Q. Does hard-wired equipment in a commercial kitchen require GFCI protection?
A. No, only 15A and 20A, 125V receptacles in the kitchen must be GFCI protected [210.8(B)(2)].


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When Vampire Diaries fans first met Klaus (Joseph Morgan) in Season 2, he was an evil and malicious villain unwilling to stop at anything to get what he wanted. As time progressed, Klaus kept up his malevolent ways, but he also gained a bit of humanity, a sense of humor and quite a lot of charm along the way. When the show's spin-off debuts next month, Klaus — and Morgan — will have some stiff competition as our favorite bad boy we love to hate.
The Originals Boss Julie Plec: We're reveling in being vampires
"You're not going to love to hate him; you're going to love to love him!" star Charles Michael Davis tells TVGuide.com in the video below of his character Marcel.
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Misgivings Day Project: Paper Mache Bust
I've been working on casting a form from a mannequin (don't we all have mannequins hanging around?) using paper mache. It's the first prop for my Halloween theme this year, and probably the one that will take the most time.
Thought I would share the process so far.
Miss Mannequin gets covered in tinfoil. To help keep the tinfoil in place without actually attaching it to the form, I've put tack adhesive putty on spots around her body (especially around the facial features). I want it to stay in place, but I want to be able to remove the tinfoil and paper mache form fairly easily when I'm done.
Covered Miss M with a layer of newspaper using watered-down white glue. Basically, I rip newspapers into strip, coat them in the glue/water mix, and smooth them over the tinfoil. For a more detailed explanation of my technique, check out my tutorial.
Since she is so large, for the first layer I used fairly big pieces of newspaper for the torso. After it was completely dry, I added a second layer of more traditionally small pieces. The smaller pieces tend to give a smoother finish and allow you to work around angles.
Once the second layer was completely dry, I used scissors and a knife to slice down one side of her body. With casting in this manner, you have to look at your object and predict where the toughest part will be to ease it off the form. In this case, it is the front of her head - mainly the chin. I want to cut near the hard part, giving me more wiggle room to remove it.
I cut up her side (being careful not to slice up my mannequin underneath. A couple of scratches are likely, which is why you shouldn't use something for your base you really care about), over the head, and down to the other side of her neck.
At this point, I gently slipped my fingers in between the mannequin and the paper layer, wiggling it free from the form.
Now I'm left with an empty cast. The next step is to put her back together again.
Here is where you need to make some decisions. If you are going to add a heavy clay to this form, or if you want her to be resilient against hard-handed treatment, you should consider your options.
We'll get to that in a moment,
I'm not too worried about Miss M being overly sturdy since a) I'll be using an extremely light clay on her face, and b) I don't think I'll be keeping her for use in future themes. With that said, I crumbled up some shopping bags to fill her head. I'll be able to reach inside the rest of her body easily later.
Time to tape her up. Using the print on the newspaper as a guide to help you line up the two sides perfectly, tape the form closed again in a few spots. You are going to seal it with a layer of paper mache, so don't worry about using too many pieces of tape. You mainly want it to stay closed, and stay in place while you cover the slice with strips.
Once the paper mache has dried, I fill the rest of the body from the bottom opening with crumpled newspaper.
If you want the form to be sturdier (and you plan to use a heavy clay on it), I recommend getting expanding foam (like Great Stuff big gap filler). Once your seal is dry, fill the form with it, reaching in to fill the head first and moving back to the main opening at the bottom. Be careful : there's a reason they call it expanding foam. It grows like the blob. Be sure to fill, then stop to let it expand, then fill, then stop. You don't want to get that stuff on your hands. Or your table. Or floor. Or pets. If it comes out of the base opening, let it dry and then just saw it off with a knife.
I need to make sure my stuffing doesn't fall out, and I want her to have a sturdy bottom.
I placed the original mannequin on a piece of cardboard, traced the bottom, cut it out, and taped it to my form.
I then put strips of paper mache over the edges.
If you skip the expanding foam part like I did, but are still planning on using a paper clay that has some heft to do facial features, for example, you're going to want to weight the bottom or else your figure might topple over. It's pretty simple. All you need to do is tape or hot glue a weight of some kind - rocks will work - to the top of the cardboard in the middle so it will be INSIDE the form. Make sure it's attached well because once you seal it up, there's no fixing it should the weights become loose. Again, since the air dry clay I use is practically weightless, I'm not concerned.
Will post more progress pictures as I go along this weekend!
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This is very much like the technique used to create a perfect replica of your torso to use as a dress form, usually made with duct tape over an old T-shirt. Sort of like cloning yourself, only without a head since putting duct tape over your face is not recommended:)
Looking forward to seeing what direction this lady takes!
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Ooh! I can't wait to see your end results, this is going to turn out great! Now, to find a mannequin...
Paper mache' bust
Wow really cool! I've been working on something similar this weekend, I used a life sized plastic skull and used the same technique. It's turning out pretty good. I also have a mannequin torso ( no head or arms) that I think I will try this on as well. As usual you have inspired me with your Evil Genius (;
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It's responsibility
Seatbelts and risk have nothing to do with whether you or God is in control. It's about responsibility. Heidi, if you choose not to wear a seatbelt, who do you think should pay the medical bills for injuries a seatbelt would have prevented? Would you be willing to sign an agreement releasing your insurance company from this responsibility?
Scott See
White Salmon
Need seat belts
Heidi Steen in her letter of Dec. 7 expresses her indecision about Oregon's seat belt law. Before the law was passed many people argued the law was an attempt to protect people from themselves. They, like Heidi, saw the law as interference with their freedom of choice. The law was passed to protect the public. The cost to the public for higher hospital costs, emergency services and higher insurance premiums were, and still are, the primary emphasis behind the seat belt law. This says nothing about the mental anguish of maimed victims or loved ones of people killed who did not wear his or her seat belt. As I understand Heidi's letter, she was a passenger, not the driver, when she received her ticket. I ask her to think about the life of the driver of the car she was in. What if an accident had occurred and Heidi had been thrown through the window, breaking her neck, leaving her a quadriplegic for the rest of her life? How would the driver feel for the rest of his or her life knowing insistence on fastening her seat belt would have kept Heidi in her seat, not flying through the window. Heidi, think of the worse case scenario for not wearing that belt before you condemn the law. For me, passengers in my car fasten their seat belt or we don't move.
Gary J. Fields
Hood River
Try soul power
Love the Peace Fellowship work you are doing. It is so necessary. Bless you ALL!
Another public eye opener to help stop wars is to teach people that what we think about grows. All actions come from thoughts first. Are your thoughts coming from soul or ego? I am teaching soul power for loving choices. Our soul always has loving advice. Our souls are not connected to our ego (mind). I am teaching how to use one's own soul energy through our breath. We are all connected through our breath which is our soul power. Everyone needs to remember why they incarnated, and what gifts they are to focus on. Everyone's soul is connected to a huge universal-cosmic consciousness of pure love and light energy attached to their own breath.
Anyway the military teaches violence, guns, and other methods to kill. The military killing machine must be stopped all over the world. Love is the answer. Everyone wants love. All the answers for love are within the soul power of each person.
Anyway to stop the killing machine and wars is to promote oneness. Using mass media we can get people to want to find their own angels, their own soul energy their own god within — is our power for health and healing, and natural highs.
How to stop world military is by promoting world oneness. How to share and connect from inner divine guidance. Teach what you give you will get.
1. Stop the money flow to anything that promotes military.
2. Post Traumatic Stress Syndrome consequences — advertise these more.
3. The military promotes alcoholism — by daily "Happy Hour" daily social drinking. They have "cheap" booze on the bases in their exchange stores.
4. Our schools need the money.
5. If we were bombing with food, shelter, music, and art supplies and teachers — what would they want to do to us, here in America?
6. All drug highs can be stopped with teaching soul power — deep meditation, self-hypnosis work and other New Age healing modalities. All drug highs and more are attached to each person's soul — not ego.
7. Let us start to use the other 90 percent of our brain for goodness sakes — let us grow more love by each person concentrating on their own gifts — and soul purpose.
9. We need the money for renewable energy companies.
10. Teach how to Let go and Let god — this is everyone's responsibility to learn ASAP!
To save our planet try to have your actions come from your own loving soul guides — your soul power, not the reactive-fearful "dark-negative ego."
Lynn Mystic-Healer
Hood River
Nice and clean
My name is Kelly Carroll and I am the owner of Top Dog Grooming. On Sunday, Dec. 8 a young man in a white Dodge made an effort to back up in the street to harrass me and my two dogs as one of my dogs was squating to relieve herself. He went on me to tell me about the front page article about dogs quoting "pissing and pooping all over Hood River" and made a couple other smart attacks at me and drove off. It is a sad thing that people are not kind enough if curious to ask if they will clean it up? As a dog owner I always carry doggy bags. This had bothered me so much I made an effort to walk back to where the gentleman parked his car and knocked on the door to tell him I clean up after my dog ... he quoted "there was intent." He then very rude like said "goodbye" and shut the door in my face. Let me ask any dog owner ... how do you tell your dog to wait until we get to a toilet? This was ridiculous behavior on his part and really ruins community relations for neighbors. That article also ruins it for the "Good Dog Owner" who does pick up the dog doo doo. Besides, my dog was on a side street standing in a pile of ivy and it was not on a yard or a side walk and for that fact she was not pooping. He quoted to me, "It was the intent." Well if you can teach me how to teach a dog to not intend to squat until we find a toilet please step forward and give a class. As far as the good dog owners are concerned it is a shame we can not walk in peace in this town and enjoy our pets and be responsible cleaners as the general public attacks you.
To all you dog owners out there: just clean up, it does not matter where they decide to squat. What matters is do you clean it up? I really hope in such a small community that we are not cold and crude to people we know nothing about. Arrogance gets you nowhere, Mister.
Kelly Carroll
Hood River
Widespread effect
Just the way it is. It's the right size for the myriad small and household items that families need. Research has shown that a giant store would deeply impact or wipe out a 25-mile radius of pharmacies, tire stores, office supplies, garden shops, electronics and on and on. So Stevenson, White Salmon, and even The Dalles would feel the impact.
Just as a mega-movie building was proposed and defeated as not appropriate for a town of 5,000. So too is a mega multi-store not appropriate in size, location, or community design needs. This company is so tight with its finances that it does not leave its daily receipts in its local bank even overnight as all other local businesses do.
Likewise a casino does not belong this far up the Gorge when we are already dealing with air pollution that is over the allowable limits. Light pollution would be such that I don't know how the Gorge Commission could ever give permission. It would be a five-acre or better parking lot on a hilltop overlooking the town and the whole middle Gorge. And with both business proposed, the Oregon tax payers would pay for the new or enlarged freeway exits and state or local highways.
If they must build, Troutdale would be a logical location. Less travel time, consequently fewer accidents, closer to malls, and service outlets. Indian casinos do not pay local taxes for water, sewer, police and fire — only gifts to the community with great fanfare whenever they make a donation. In my experience with a community that allowed a casino in, there was a large influx of families that demanded a high level of community services both for the family and children. And the low salaries was a major contribution to the many more family problems, both financial and often, sadly, addictions.
I assume however, if the next governor sets a precedent and allows an Indian casino off tribal lands, that they would, as a trade off, most certainly pay taxes just as does every other business and citizen.
But if it becomes a worst case situation and both businesses make it in on the basis of apathy of the citizens, there's one good trade off. With the multi-acre parking lots on both ends of town and the small business taxpayers gone, we could just switch off the street lights and live by the glow of parking lot lights from both ends of town.
Judy Nelson
Hood River
'Wretched scars'
I've always enjoyed Susan Hess's articles in the Hood River News, but her last one (Nov. 27, "This fence creates a gash") really tilted my equanimity! I have been traipsing up and down those stairs for years, wearing out sandal soles and concrete, daily. And I have quite a few friends who also clatter up and down there, the lot of us usually welcoming the new day somewhere between 5 a.m and 6 am. In the winter that fence feigns unobtrusiveness, because it's dark all round, except near the Hazel Street crossing, where a street light frequently illuminates a carpet of frost diamonds in the cold, peaceful winter mornings. Whatever oaks and Oregon grapes may be hidden behind the wall of this fence, would not be disturbed by our glance anyway, not in winter. But ah, Summer! Now there's the scratchy rub. That *#% fence crowds. It assaults one's sensibilities. It hides, yet blatantly accosts one with a sense of wealth and secrecy within. And I, poor pedestrian, cower to that wealth and power. Damn that wall!
That fence exists all over my realm. It exists (in different forms) atop Strawberry Mountain above White Salmon, where the wealthy have chopped down Nature's cloak of trees, so that they can have an unobstructed view of the Columbia River Gorge from their castles. But hundreds of us chattle here below have no more of the once pleasant view of Strawberry Mt. And over to the east, on Hood River Mountain, someone has massacred the smooth hillside with an ugly slash across its face, to "develop" some future domain. I am sickened. Hiking up the "Whoop-de" trail, off The Old Dalles Road, is a wonderful respite, if one doesn't succumb to looking north toward Mt. Adams along the way. That wretched scar twists and burns my heart.
Paul J. Kollas
Hood River
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Posted by Bob on December 08, 2002
In Reply to: Hit the jackpot posted by tamio on December 08, 2002
: Can anyone help me with the meaning / origin the phrase *hit the jackpot*
: thanks in advance.
You "hit the jackpot" when you suddenly get a lot of money. Jackpot, according to the dictionary:
Main Entry: jack·pot
Pronunciation: 'jak-"pät
Function: noun
Date: 1881
1 a : a hand or game of draw poker in which a pair of jacks or better is required to open : a large pot (as in poker) formed by the accumulation of stakes from previous play b : a combination on a slot machine that wins a top prize or all the coins available for paying out : the sum so won c : a large fund of money or other reward formed by the accumulation of unwon prizes
2 : an impressive often unexpected success or reward
My question to our UK posters: in the US, jacks in a deck of cards have never been called knaves (except perhaps in the nursery rhyme where the knave of hearts stole some tarts) ... in the UK, are knaves still knaves? Has "jacks" taken over? Is this something changing over time?


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